We recently published a list of Top 10 Trending Stocks Now. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) stands against other top trending stocks now.
The volatile tariff policies of the new US administration and a slowdown in AI-related enthusiasm took a toll on the market over the past few weeks. However, some analysts believe a rebound is due.
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee said in a latest program on CNBC that he believes the US stock market will begin to recover starting April 2. Here is how Lee explained the reasons behind his positive outlook:
“When markets fall this quickly from a 52-week high, just remember less than a month ago we were at all-time highs. That is a market pricing in a crisis. I’d say almost 50% pricing in a recession, and we’re assuming there’s no Fed put now. The Fed is in a position to cut rates that really should mitigate the downside. I do think two other things that investors have to keep in mind, because many people just want to get out until April 2nd, is number one, I do think there’s a very high probability that a tariff solution happens before the next three weeks happens. It’s simple to see because China, Europe, Canada, Mexico since April 18th—all of those countries have outperformed the US. I don’t think that markets are that blind to say if Canada and Mexico are about to have a recession, they should outperform the US. The second thing people should keep in mind is that when you have a global crisis brewing—and we highlighted like the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis—that was a 12-day crisis, but the markets bottomed seven days into the crisis, five days before that crisis ended, the market had already recovered two-thirds of the losses.”
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Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO)
Number of Hedge Funds Investors: 128
Moor Insights’ Patrick Moorhead said in a latest program on CNBC that unlike Nvidia and AMD, Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) was able to give a strong guidance that catapulted its stock.
“Let’s talk about Broadcom. What Broadcom did that Nvidia and AMD didn’t do is give a very rosy forecast, one that was beyond what anyone else would expect. CEO Hock Tan talked about two new incremental hyperscaler wins that weren’t included in their forecast. On the contrary, we didn’t see that from AMD, and we didn’t see that from Nvidia. So unless you’re knocking the skin off the ball, I think a beat is a meat, and a meat is a miss.”
Broadcom threw it out of the park with its latest quarterly results. The most important part of the report? The company expects strong AI semiconductor sales growth to continue. It sees AI semiconductor revenue of about $4.4 billion in fiscal Q2, which would be a 42% year-over-year growth. Broadcom reported $6 billion in free cash flow for the quarter. Its software business gross margin came in at about 90%. But what’s Broadcom’s moat? It makes ASIC, chips designed for specific applications and tasks. As major companies look for custom chips to break Nvidia monopoly and lower costs, Broadcom is positioned well to thrive. Many top AI spenders are teaming up with Broadcom to develop these chips, which are expected to be high-margin, high-volume products, potentially driving substantial growth in both revenue and profits.
Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) continues to be a leader in the AI ASCI and networking chips market. Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) has 3nm AI ASIC chip deals with Alphabet and Meta in addition to many other tech giants aiming massive spending for AI hyperscaling.
Columbia Threadneedle Global Technology Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:
“Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) soared after the company reported quarterly results in December that defied expectations and further solidified the company’s already compelling AI narrative. The technology infrastructure powerhouse with leading positions across wireless, data center networking, AI semiconductors and infrastructure software reported strong results, including the usual prodigious cash flow generation, resulting in a double-digit increase to its dividend. More importantly, investors cheered the increased clarity concerning the company’s AI market opportunity, now estimated at $60 to $90 billion by 2027, up from $15 to $20 billion in 2024. This sizable uptick — and increased confidence provided by the management team about the AI opportunity — drove a re-rating in the stock and the company’s market cap eclipsed $1 trillion in value.”
Overall, AVGO ranks 4th on our list of top trending stocks now. While we acknowledge the potential of AVGO, our conviction lies in the belief that under the radar AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than AVGO but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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